Aquatic candle guide



March 15, 1966 .'s. ANDERSON 3,240,035

AQUATIC CANDLE GUIDE Filed May 5, 1965 IN VEN TOR. 'JZYZ OE 54406350117- United States Patent Ofiice 3,240,935 Patented Mar. 115,1956 3,240,035 AQUATIC CANDLE GUIDE Arthur S. Anderson, Box 646, Panama,Panama Substituted for abandoned application Ser. No. 241,595,

Dec, 3, 1962. This application May 3, 1965, Ser. No.

2 Claims. (Cl. 67-27) This application is a substitute for applicationfiled December 3, 1962, Serial No. 241,595, now abandoned.

My invention is directed toward a device for guiding a candle in acontainer of water whereby the candle floats in the water, and graduallyfloats to the top as the candle burns. I call this device an aquaticcandle guide.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved device ofthe character indicated which has the following advantages, the candlecan be burned completely; the candle cannot fall or bend and start afire; the heat of burning cannot crack the glass or other container; thecandle can be kept cool at all times, thus assuring longer life; thecandle can burn and produce light in any container, the lit portion ofthe candle maintaining a constant level; novel reflections can beobtained from the burning candle by using colored water when placed in aglass or other transparent container.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and ad vantages of myinvention will now be explained when this specification is studiedtogether with the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of my invention in operative use in acontainer;

FIGURE 2 is a top view of my invention; and

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of my invention.

Referring now to the drawings, my candle guide comprises a strand 8 ofwire or other heat resistant colorable material which is formed into anintegral unit having bottom abutting turns defining a bottom cylinder10, a helically shaped middle section 12, and a top cylinder 14 formedby abutting turns. Three equi- Cit distantly spaced legs 16 are securedto the bottom cylinder 10.

The guide is placed into a glass or other container 18, the containerhaving such a depth that the guide fits completely therein. Container 16contains water 20 at a level 22 above the top of the guide. A candle 24is placed in the hollow interior of the guide and is lit at 26. Thelength of the candle must be less than the depth of the container sothat the candle can float therein.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, my protection is to be limited only by the [terms of theclaims which follow.

I claim:

1. In combination with a water filled vertical container open at its topend, a candle guide in said container, said guide consisting of a strandof heat resistant material having bottom abutting turns defining abottom cylinder, top abutting turns defining a top cylinder, and amiddle section of turns interconmeeting the top and botorn cylinders andforming a helix wherein the adjacent turns have a substantially greaterseparation than the abutting adjacent turns in either one of saidcylinders, the cross-sectional areas of said cylinders and said helixbeing identical, and legs secured to the bottom of the bottom cylinder.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, further including a candledisposed within said guide, the candle length being less than the depthof the container.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 173,241 2/1876Scha-uble et a1. 6723 416,218 12/1889 Nessle 6 7-27 2,151,192 3/1939Crosser 67-25 X FOREIGN PATENTS 1,193,203 4/ 1959 France.

CHARLES I. MYHRE, Primary Examiner.

1. IN COMBINATION WITH A WATER FILLED VERTICAL CONTAINER OPEN AT ITS TOPEND, A CANDLE GUIDE IN SAID CONTAINER, SAID GUIDE CONSISTING OF A STRANDOF HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL HAVING BOTTOM ABUTTING TURNS DEFINING ABOTTOM CYLINDER, A TOP ABUTTING TURNS DEFINING A TOP CYLINDER, AND AMIDDLE SECTION OF TURNS INTERCONNECTING THE TOP AND BOTTOM CYLINDERS ANDFORMING A HELIX WHEREIN THE ADJACENT TURNS HAVE A SUBSTANTIALLY GREATERSEPARATION THAN THE ABUTTING ADJACENT TURNS IN EITHER ONE OF SAIDCYLINDERS, THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS OF SAID CYLINDERS AND SAID HELIXBEING IDENTICAL, AND LEGS SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM CYLINDER.